1995–96 Dallas Mavericks season

1995–96 Dallas Mavericks season
Head coach	Dick Motta
Arena	Reunion Arena
Results
Record	26–56 (.317)
Place	Division: 5th (Midwest) Conference: 12th (Western)
Playoff finish	DNQ
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

The 1995-96 NBA season was the Mavericks' 16th season in the NBA. The Mavericks would take a step backward as Jamal Mashburn went down with a knee injury 18 games into the season. Meanwhile, Jason Kidd and Jim Jackson had trouble getting along, and Roy Tarpley was banned from the NBA for using drugs. The Mavericks finished fifth in the Midwest Division with a 26-56 record. Kidd made his first All-Star appearance as he was selected to play in the 1996 NBA All-Star Game. In March, Ross Perot, Jr. purchased the team from founder Don Carter.

Offseason

Draft picks

Main article: 1995 NBA Draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College
1	12	Cherokee Parks	C/PF	United States	Duke
1	24	Loren Meyer	C/PF	United States	Iowa State

Roster

Dallas Mavericks roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From PG 1 Brooks, Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) UC Irvine PF 43 Davis, Terry 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) Virginia Union SG 7 Dumas, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) UKMC SG 30 Harris, Lucious 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Long Beach State SG 24 Jackson, Jim 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Ohio State PF 54 Jones, Popeye 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) Murray State PG 5 Kidd, Jason 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) California SF 32 Mashburn, Jamal  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Kentucky SF 21 McCloud, George 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) Florida State C 40 Meyer, Loren 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 257 lb (117 kg) Iowa State C 4 Parks, Cherokee 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Duke PF 50 Slater, Reggie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) Wyoming C 42 Tarpley, Roy (S) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 230 lb (104 kg) Michigan C 44 Williams, Lorenzo 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Stetson PF 10 Wood, David 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) Nevada	Head coach Dick Motta Assistant coach(es) Brad Davis (Maryland) Kip Motta Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended Injured Roster • Transactions

Regular season

Season standings

Midwest Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	–	33–8	26–15	19–5
x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	4	34–7	21–20	14–10
x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	11	27–14	21–20	15–9
Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	24	24–17	11–30	13–11
Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	33	16–25	10–31	10–14
Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	33	17–24	9–32	10–14
Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	44	10–31	5–36	3–21

Western Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Seattle SuperSonics	64	18	.780	–
2	y-San Antonio Spurs	59	23	.720	5
3	x-Utah Jazz	55	27	.671	9
4	x-Los Angeles Lakers	53	29	.646	11
5	x-Houston Rockets	48	34	.585	16
6	x-Portland Trail Blazers	44	38	.537	20
7	x-Phoenix Suns	41	41	.500	23
8	x-Sacramento Kings	39	43	.476	25
9	Golden State Warriors	36	46	.439	28
10	Denver Nuggets	35	47	.427	29
11	Los Angeles Clippers	29	53	.354	35
12	Dallas Mavericks	26	56	.317	38
13	Minnesota Timberwolves	26	56	.317	38
14	Vancouver Grizzlies	15	67	.183	49

z - clinched division title

y - clinched division title

x - clinched playoff spot

Player statistics

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Scott Brooks
Terry Davis
Tony Dumas
Lucious Harris
Donald Hodge
Jim Jackson
Popeye Jones
Jason Kidd
Jamal Mashburn
George McCloud
Loren Meyer
Cherokee Parks
Reggie Slater
Lorenzo Williams
David Wood (basketball)

Awards and records

• Jason Kidd, NBA All-Star Game

See also

• 1995-96 NBA season